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Cracklin Charlie

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28. This!

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 10:46 AM

Jan 2018

Could be expanded into a Facebook screed, a book, a movie, a mini series, or a Ken Freaking Burns documentary!

Please, folks...Spread. This. Far. And. Wide!

March On, Democrats!

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The truth about immigration that no one wants to talk about? [View all] kentuck Jan 2018 OP

This country was built on their backs HAB911 Jan 2018 #1

Absolutely true. kentuck Jan 2018 #2

And often on their dead bodies eom Maeve Jan 2018 #3

Hoover Dam holds a few bodies WhiteTara Jan 2018 #8

not sure if you mean melm00se Jan 2018 #27

I love Snopes WhiteTara Jan 2018 #30

+1 dalton99a Jan 2018 #9

The more incredible truth is how subsequent generations have risen above those circumstances oberliner Jan 2018 #4

I agree. kentuck Jan 2018 #6

You'd think this would be something everyone could agree on oberliner Jan 2018 #7

K&R... spanone Jan 2018 #5

True enough treestar Jan 2018 #10

And the reality has changed in our country. kentuck Jan 2018 #11

Like I have said for decades; if they REALLY wanted to fix the illegal immigration in Texas they flying_wahini Jan 2018 #12

I agree 100% Hamlette Jan 2018 #16

I used to work in the construction biz and saw the same thing Luz Jan 2018 #25

How to end the problem in 2 steps Orrex Jan 2018 #29

this turned out a lot worse because of talk radio certainot Jan 2018 #13

And each subsequent generation of immigrants is 'used and abused' by the previous ones... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #14

the flip side of that truth... tomp Jan 2018 #15

K&R. Truth. See this.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #20

good article. who benefits from these policies? tomp Jan 2018 #22

I can believe it Raine Jan 2018 #21

They have also been mistreated by those who are not wealthy. Hamlette Jan 2018 #17

Who doesn't talk about it? qwlauren35 Jan 2018 #18

One of the stories that I always remember re exploitation of immigrants RandomAccess Jan 2018 #19

You left out the largest group malaise Jan 2018 #23

The expoitation class want servants, but they don't want them to vote in their own interests. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #24

The other thing nobody wants to talk about: no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #26

This! Cracklin Charlie Jan 2018 #28

This is true for some. But some immigrants came here to exploit also. People SweetieD Jan 2018 #31